NSCDC Reunites Mother, Son After 11 Years

Jigawa State Peace and Management Unit (PCM) of the Nigeria and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), said it has reunited one Auwal Musa Adam, aged Thirteen (13) with his mother Aisha Hassan Kachako of Unguwar Nasarawa, Kachako, Kano State after eleven years of separation.

This was disclosed in a statement by Adamu Shehu, the Public Relations Officer of the Civil Defence in Jigawa. He added that the mother of the boy, (Aisha Hassan), lodged a complaint at the State Command on February 17, 2022, that her ex-husband, Malam Musa Mamuda took her child to the Niger Republic, alleging that he was trafficked after their divorce.

He maintained that upon receiving the complaint, the father Musa Mamuda was invited by the Peace and Conflict Management Unit of the Command.

He noted that the investigation revealed that the ex-husband went away with the embattled child and kept him in the custody of his maternal aunt.

"The Command directed the father to produce the child within two weeks or face the wrath of the law.

"Arrangement was made on how the boy will be brought back and he was reunited with his mother after eleven years separation.

According to Shehu, it was a joyous moment for the mother when she sighted her child. He however stated that unfortunately, the child could not recognize her due to the fact that he was ‘bereaved’ when he was two years old.

"The father stated that after their separation, he took the child to his aunt in the Niger Republic due to the alleged questionable character of his ex-wife.”

He explained that the PCM unit is making effort towards reconciling the parents and seeing who gets custody of the child without prejudice to his mental and psychological health.

He added that if that cannot be achieved, the case will be referred to court.